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past tense of jettison

jettisoned

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adjective

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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Adjective
Another area of concern is that West Ham do not have a leading figure in their recruitment team, with former head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay jettisoned following Graham Potter’s departure in September. Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61. Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025 The firm on Tuesday jettisoned the Miami workers from its account management or sales team, Xavier Gonzalez, chief communications officer, said in an interview. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 But those plans were jettisoned in part due to lackluster sales at LakeHouse Residences, a condo project completed in 2020 four blocks to the west. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Nike jettisoned nearly one-third of its sustainability workforce in 2024, then parted ways with its top sustainability executive in September. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025 Both Martins and Jackson were all jettisoned midseason. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 The most notorious was Joe Hart, who was jettisoned many years ago for very similar reasons to Enrique. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Malcolm McKeon, a longtime designer most famous for his simple-but-elegant sailing superyachts, jettisoned the pomp and circumstance seen on many motoryacht profiles for pure architectural lines. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Verb
  • Originally from Los Angeles, the Frenchie was used as a breeder dog before being discarded after developing a prolapsed uterus.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby, a small fire burned in a trash can containing protest materials discarded by the demonstrators who had left after the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lastly, My Roommate Is a Cat is the touching story of how a shy novelist named Mikazuki Subaru comes to live with a feline companion who was dumped by humans and lived a tough life on the streets.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Triggered by a strong earthquake that dumped 40 million tons of rock into the bay at once, the tsunami killed five people and wiped away two square miles of forest along the shore.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ofcom ditched the proposal, opting instead to change guidance.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To match her dress and toasty makeup look, Bieber ditched nude nails in favor of a chocolate brown cat-eye effect.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This comes after the billionaire has unloaded more than 100 million shares in the past year alone.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, aircraft crews unloaded aid in near-darkness, refueled and immediately switched to evacuation runs.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How to Watch Boise State vs Nevada Boise State enters as a massive favorite, having only lost two games this year, while winning five.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And the Eagles lost to the Giants two weeks ago.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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